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Cyclists Injured in Collisions

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 13:13

Two bicycle riders required medical attention recently after colliding with vehicles in East Hampton Village and Montauk.

Yaniv Schulman of Brooklyn was passing Main Street traffic on an e-bike on the afternoon of Aug. 5 when, as he attempted to cut between two cars near Town Pond, he lost control and hit the back of a van. The driver of the 2014 Ford van, Scott Sommer Jr. of Yaphank, was waiting in traffic.

Police blocked off Main Street near the pond. funneling southbound traffic onto Mill Hill Lane. After providing treatment for Mr. Schulman, who was lying on the ground face-up, E.M.T.s loaded him into an ambulance. The report did not say whether he was injured, or how badly.

Within about 15 minutes, police cleared the scene and opened the road to traffic once again.

Hongxing Ji of Flushing, 52, was headed south on Second House Road in Montauk in a 2024 Ford on Saturday night when he began to turn into the parking lot of Ruschmeyer’s Inn. He did not see Nestor Riveralopez of Montauk, 24, riding a bicycle, when he initiated the turn, he later told East Hampton Town police. The bicycle struck the passenger side of the Ford.

After complaining of lower back pain, Mr. Riveralopez was taken for treatment to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

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